UFC Rankings After June

Although there were two events that took place in June, there weren't too many changes to the rankings. Scratch that. There weren't too many changes to the top of the boards.

The rankings were impacted, but a great majority of the elite, top five fighters for each division were shelved for the month of June, clearing a path for the guys who weren't quite there to make a serious impression in their title efforts.

Some fighters took full advantage of their time in the limelight, while others crumbled under the pressure.

With the monumental UFC 116 only one day away, it's time to see where your favorite fighters stand in rank.

Lightweight Rankings

Ladies and gentlemen, Evan Dunham has officially arrived into the elite level of the UFC's lightweight division.

Outworking Tyson Griffin in practically all areas of combat, Dunham made his efforts look remarkably easy with his counter-striking and beautifully timed takedowns.

Once on the ground, Dunham knifed through Griffin's guard with ease and spent a big chunk of the fight on his opponent's back to score the unanimous decision victory over his Xtreme Couture training partner.

July's Key Fights:

Kurt Pellegrino vs. George Sotiropoulos

With all the UFC 116 talk surrounding the card's blockbuster main event, the bout between Sotiropoulos and Pellegrino could wind up being the show-stealer.

Both fighters are on the cusp of making a run at the lightweight championship, despite already being on respectable win streaks with the company.

Welterweight Rankings

Well, Condit did it again. Starting off very slow against MacDonald, Condit was slower to the punch and struggled to defend the takedowns for the first two rounds of their UFC 115 bout.

Down two rounds to none, Condit came out very aggressive in the final round and swarmed the visibly fatigued MacDonald.

After the fight hit the mat, MacDonald had no answer for the flurry of punches and elbows that were bruising his face, forcing the referee to stop the fight and awarding Condit another dirty, yet effective, win.

Martin Kampmann vs. Paulo Thiago

Kampmann once again proved that he is one of the most versatile fighters not only in the UFC's welterweight division, but the entire company itself.

The Muay Thai striker gauged the timing of Thiago fairly quick and was sapping his will away with quick, accurate strikes through three rounds.

As the fight progressed, Kampmann began to work over the fading Thiago at his own game of Jiu Jitsu, controlling him with ease and locking on several submission attempts to score the unanimous decision victory.

Middleweight Rankings

Originally slated to fight Wanderlei Silva in what would of been a huge fight internationally, Akiyama will have to settle with Leben due to a rib injury of Silva.

Leben has a huge opportunity to snag a spot in the top ten should he defeat the Japanese sensation, while Akiyama could find himself one or two fights away from a date with the middleweight kingpin Anderson Silva.

Light-Heavyweight Rankings

In UFC 115's main event, Rich Franklin pointed out one obvious flaw in Chuck Liddell's attack.

After stunning Franklin was some shots, sending him back-peddling into the cage, Liddell went on an all-out offensive in hopes to end the fight in his old, exciting fashion.

But Franklin stayed composed and hit the switch to Liddell's consciousness with a short, right hand counter as time dwindled away in the first round. After a few more good-measure punches, the referee stepped in to give Franklin the knockout victory.